Stories indexed under: Lectures

Total: 10

  • UW alumna Alpert to talk about advertising career March 20, 2013 Teresa Alpert's career took her on a path from the University of Wisconsin-Madison to special education teacher and engineer before leading her to a career in advertising.
  • Noted biologist to give free, public talks in Madison Dec. 7, 2012 Scott Gilbert, a professor of biology at Swarthmore College noted for using stories, images and analogies to get scientific points across, will give two free public lectures in Madison Dec. 12 and 13.
  • Acting Peace Corps director to visit UW–Madison campus Nov. 19, 2012 Peace Corps Acting Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet — accompanied by her husband, Steve Radelet, chief economist of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) — will be in Madison on Monday, Nov. 26, for two public appearances.
  • National political reporter to offer post-election analysis Nov. 19, 2012 Now that voters have written an ending to the grueling presidential campaign, the nation's political reporters will spend the next few weeks digesting the results and the lessons learned from the 2012 election.
  • Environmental leader to speak on ‘America the Possible’ Nov. 12 Nov. 8, 2012 Author and environmental law expert Gus Speth will describe his vision of a more economically and environmentally sustainable future next week at UW-Madison.
  • Moroccan pioneer in women’s rights to speak on aftermath of Arab Spring Oct. 23, 2012 Fatima Sadiqi, who founded a women's organization working on family law reforms and women's rights in her native Morocco, will speak on "North African Women's Rights in the Aftermath of the Arab Spring" as this year's J. Jobe Soffa and Marguerite Jacqmin Soffa Distinguished International Visitor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • Top economists to address issues in the November election Oct. 17, 2012 Two of the nation's top economic experts, former John McCain adviser Douglas Holtz-Eakin and former Obama administration official Jeffrey B. Liebman, will discuss issues in the November election in a lecture hosted by the UW-Madison Department of Economics and the Economics Student Association.
  • Nobel Prize winner to deliver 2012 Rennebohm Lectures Oct. 16, 2012 Mario Capecchi, winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine, will deliver the 2012 Rennebohm Lectures at UW-Madison on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 22 and 23.
  • Dayton Duncan to deliver first Jordahl Public Lands Lecture Oct. 17 Oct. 10, 2012 Award-winning author and documentary film producer Dayton Duncan, who wrote and produced "The National Parks: America's Best Idea," a six-part documentary directed by filmmaker Ken Burns, will deliver the first annual Jordahl Public Lands Lecture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • Mildred Fish-Harnack Lecture to feature women’s advocate Rashida Manjoo Sept. 10, 2012 Rashida Manjoo, an internationally recognized lawyer, teacher, and advocate who works to advance women's rights and human rights around the world, will deliver a major lecture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison next week.